About Northern Health:
As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none.
Northern Health is located in the rapidly growing northern suburbs with projected growth the biggest in the state. With a booming, culturally rich and diverse community, and less than an hour’s drive from the CBD, Melbourne’s North is fast becoming the place to be!
The Role:
Multiple opportunties exist for General Surgery Fellows to join the team at Northern Health who have obtained Fellowship with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) or equivalent specialist qualification.
This position is for 12 months commencing February 2026; we are seeking fellows for the below positions:
- Surgical Unit 2: General / Breast
- Surgical Unit 3: General / Endocrine & Upper GI
- Surgical Unit 4: General / Hepatopancreaticobiliary
Surgical units 2 – 4 primarily manage elective surgical patients with AGSU admitting and managing emergency patients. All General Surgery units have RACS accredited registrars, as well as HMOs and interns. Northern Health Medical School (University of Melbourne) Medical students are also assigned to the units through-out the year. Units work across Northern Health campuses in particular the Northern Hospital Epping and Broadmeadows Hospital.
Candidates are expected to be actively involved with divisional, sub-specialty, and unit audit; medical student, junior resident and registrar education; and research including participating in the NH Surgery Education Program and the NH Research Program submitting research proposal/s with the desired aim being conference presentation or paper publication as part of their ongoing CME and personal development requirements.
Candidates will be asked to preference their surgical unit of choice as part of their application.
Next Steps . . .
If this opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you.
For further details, please refer to the Position Description or alternatively contact: Northern Doctors Recruitment if you have any queries via [email protected]
Applications close 29 June 2025
Why work at the Northern Health?
We offer a range of benefits to support and reward staff both personally and professionally, which includes:
- Health and Wellbeing programs
- Flexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and support
- An inclusive and culturally safe space
- State of the art facilities and campus partnerships
- A commitment to ongoing professional development through our ‘Learning Labs’
- Access to salary packaging, EAP and our online library
Work with us! Northern Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as applicants who are LGBTIQA+, who have different abilities, or are from culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds are encouraged.
All employees of Northern Health must comply with the health service’s Staff Health / Workforce Immunisation procedure (as amended from time to time) together with any relevant State Government and Departmental directives. This requires all employees to be vaccinated for various diseases such as but not limited to influenza.
